Havana: Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, on an official visit to Cuba, will receive today the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in Political Science from the University of Havana, Prensa Latina publishes.

Before Medvedev concludes his stay in Havana this Friday, he also expects to attend the implementation of a secondary oil recovery project in western Mayabeque province, about 43 kilometers south of Havana.

Upon arriving in Cuba on Thursday, Medvedev was welcomed at the Palace of the Revolution (seat of the Executive) by President Miguel Diaz-Canel, with whom he held talks.

Both leaders expressed satisfaction with the excellent state of the bilateral relations and ratified their willingness to work for their continued strengthening. They also attended a signing ceremony of bilateral agreements on the scientific-technical and customs cooperation.

The prime minister stressed that Moscow will continue to support Cuba in all sphere and the Russian State will support the business community of that country interested in investing in the island.

For his part, the Cuban president thanked Russia's firm stance against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US for almost six decades.

He also announced that he will travel to Russia at the end of the current month, while extending an invitation to his pair from that Eurasian country, Vladimir Putin, to visit the Caribbean island.

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